The Man-Simulacrum – the Human Future in Baudrillard’s Perspective Cover Image

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The Man-Simulacrum – the Human Future in Baudrillard’s Perspective

Author(s): Gergana Popova
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Philosophy
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Keywords: simulation; simulacrum; cloning; hyper reality.

Summary/Abstract: The research studies Jean Baudrillard’s conception about the merging of simulation and virtuality and its consequence on the notion and perception of man. It focuses on the duplicate-simulacrum of man that Baudrillard depicts in his works. In this context the paper also examines a lot of scientific discoveries in the field of nanotechnologies, medicine, plastic surgery and genetic engineering.

  • Issue Year: 7/2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 172-182
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bulgarian